European Union Employment Change q/q

Country: European Union, EUR
Importance:
Low
Sector: Labor
Source: Eurostat
Last release
Actual
0.1%
Forecast
0.2%
Previous
0.2%
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
2 Q 2020 prelim.
-2.8%
-0.1%
1 Q 2020
-0.2%
-0.2%
1 Q 2020 prelim.
-0.2%
0.1%
4 Q 2019
0.3%
0.3%
4 Q 2019 prelim.
0.3%
0.1%
3 Q 2019
0.1%
0.1%
3 Q 2019 prelim.
0.1%
0.2%
2 Q 2019
0.2%
0.2%
2 Q 2019 prelim.
0.2%
0.3%
1 Q 2019
0.3%
0.3%
1 Q 2019 prelim.
0.3%
0.3%
4 Q 2018
0.3%
0.3%
4 Q 2018 prelim.
0.3%
0.3%
3 Q 2018
0.2%
0.4%
3 Q 2018 prelim.
0.2%
0.4%
2 Q 2018
0.4%
0.4%
1 Q 2018
0.4%
0.5%
4 Q 2017
0.3%
0.5%
3 Q 2017
0.4%
0.3%
2 Q 2017
0.4%
0.3%

Employment Change q/q shows the change in the number of people employed in the euro area in the given quarter compared to the previous one. The calculation includes the full and part-time employment, as well as hired labor and self-employment.

The index increase allows forecasting the growth in consumer spending. That is why the growth of the indicator value can have a positive effect on euro quotes.

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